Genuine
Genuine adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.
Usage example: there's genuine value in learning how to do household repairs on one's own
Nearby Words: genuinely, genuineness
Made-up
Made-up adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: the bogeyman was one of those made-up monsters whose sole purpose was to threaten children
Both words in one sentence
- Immediately after, a genuine Bomb Throwing Anarchist storms the stage and threatens Prince George, who responds by applauding wildly and chiding his butler for "Not realising when something's made-up", thus managing to invoke both this trope, and All Part of the Show within a single scene.
Source: You Just Ruined the Shot
Cite this Source
Made-up and Genuine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/genuine/made-up
Genuine & Made-up. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/genuine/made-up>.
Made-up or Genuine. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/genuine/made-up.
